David Cleary. Allmusic, Tinderbox"Most of the selections here feature urgently rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing. The songs here are intense." note 4,5 sur 5
(en) Peepshow, Allmusic, Ned Raggett "heralded by the spectacular "Peek-A-Boo," interpolating what sounded like the Charleston into hip-hop rhythms with a brilliant, choppy arrangement, Peepshow proved the band's best album in years". Note: 4.5 sur 5
(en) Alexis Petridis, 1000 albums to hear before you die, The Guardian, 21 novembre 2007 : « Perennial masters of brooding suspense, the Banshees honed their trademark aloof art-rock to its hardest and darkest pitch on Juju. With their musical alchemy at its peak and Siouxsie at her most imperious, pop marvels such as Spellbound and Arabian Knights were poised, peerless exercises in magic realism that you could dance to. »
(en) « DeVotchka », laphil.com, (consulté le ) : « The Curse Your Little Heart EP showcases the band's versatility, reinterpreting tracks by the Velvet Underground, Frank Sinatra, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and others, in addition to taking on one of their own older songs. Could the band itself even have predicted what would transpire from the Arcade Fire's Win Butler's suggestion to the band that they take on 'Last Beat of My Heart?' The end result is the center-piece of the EP, a grand and soaring take on the song; a testament to the band's true unique ability to transform nearly anything via a sound only DeVotchka can create, and perhaps a look at the epic nature of where the band's own recordings may move in the future. »
Radiohead Biographie officielle MuchMusic.com - Extrait : « Colin Greenwood remembers : "The running joke when we were making this record was that if we recorded a track that stretched over 3mn 50 sec., we'd say "Oh fuck, we've buggered it then. It's gone on too long." Of course, the irony is that the first single we're releasing is actually the longest song on the record. ("There There"). It was all recorded live in Oxford. We all got excited at the end because Nigel was trying to get Jonny to play like John McGeoch in Siouxsie And The Banshees. All the old farts in the band were in seventh heaven." »
"Depeche Mode", Smash Hits (UK), 7 mars 1990, "In February 1986 Dave Gahan reviewed the Smash Hits singles. Single of the fortnight was “Candyman” by Siouxsie & The Banshees (remember that, don’t you?).
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"A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box". Pitchfork. 24 janvier 2007, Consulté le 3 mars 2014. « Ils commencent (leur compilation) avec des classiques de groupes qui étaient les parrains du rock gothique -- Joy Division, the Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees --. (They start with familiar classics from the bands who turned out to be goth's godfathers-- Joy Division, the Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees--) »
"Gossip" Q&A By Larry Fitzmaurice 28.04.2009 Spin.com Q&A: Gossip. Extrait : "What bands influenced the new album's sound?
Everything from the Birthday Party to house music and Siouxsie and the Banshees."
Kitty Empire, « Siouxsie review – more Greek than goth goddess », The Guardian.com, (consulté le ) : « No one is quite sure why she has come out to play this specific summer, other than there’s a remastered reissue of Mantaray to promote. »
Bryget Chrisfield, « New Order Never Saw 'Blue Monday' Being A Hit: 'You Can't Even Dance To It!' [a Gillian Gilbert interview] », Themusic.com.au, (consulté le ) : « Seeing Siouxsie & The Banshees on TV changed Gillian Gilbert's life. "Me dad always says to us, 'You changed as soon as you saw Siouxsie & The Banshees on television'... Watching the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & The Banshees and a group called Penetration - I just wanted to be in a band! »
Video (Février 1998) de Siouxsie et John Cale Sioux et Cale interprètent en duo Murdering Mouth, une chanson de Siouxsie spécialement composée pour un concert diffusé sur la télévision nationale hollandaise. Consulté le 8 août 2009
BBC2 the story of John McGeoch featuring Johnny Marr À propos de la performance de McGeoch sur le single "Spellbound", Marr écrit : "It's so clever. He's got this really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll and this actual tune he's playing is really quite mysterious." Radio 2’s Pete Mitchell talks to Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Marr among others, as he shines a light on the life of this unsung guitar hero.
